Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Nursing and Advanced Practice
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
7008NRSMH-SEP-CTY
Aims
To build upon experiences from 'The proficient mental health nurse 1' to consolidate students engagement with a range of values, attitudes and skills that underpin safe and effective clinical practice to support their development as an independent practitioner
Learning Outcomes
1.
Practice independently with minimal supervision to achieve proficiencies associated with NMC Professional Values
2.
Lead and coordinate care
3.
Consolidate knowledge, skills and competence in relation to safe administration of medicine
4.
Conduct nursing care to the required NMC standards of a registered practitioner.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Team leadership strategies including prioritisation, delegation and assignment of duties for patient care
Conflict management, complex patient assessment,
Pharmacology in acute care, Dementia/stroke. Pneumonia/chest infections.
Care, compassion and accountability. Life limiting illnesses
Mental health complexity of care
Co-ordinating MH care when discharge planning applying the Care Programme Approach and Mental Health ACT
Co-ordinating the delivery of MH and physical care
The code and challenging difficult situations BLS,
DKA, HHA
central lines/PICC line management Advanced COPD and spirometry sepsis, blood gases
Oxygen saturations IV devices
Assessment of deteriorating mental health patient Psychological care of the acutely unwell patient. Care of the dying patient.
Awareness of allied agencies and processes in cases involving risk to self or others. Diagnostic overshadowing
Introduction to clinical examination and diagnostics
Additional Information:The Academic Assessor will monitor that the student is completing their hours. This includes any practice placement learning and simulated practice learning, in accordance with the students programme plan.
Please note that workshop hours as listed in the above contact hours account for simulated theoretical learning, in accordance with NMC standard 3.4